A Recent Health of Boston Report Suggests That 14% of Female

question 100

Multiple Choice

A recent Health of Boston report suggests that 14% of female residents suffer from asthma as opposed to 6% of males. Suppose 250 females and 200 males responded to the study. Which of the following are an appropriate null and alternative hypotheses to test whether the proportion of females suffering from asthma is greater than the proportion of males?

• A) H₀: p₁ − p₂ ≤ 0, H_A: p₁ − p₂ > 0
• B) H₀: p₁ − p₂ ≥ 0, H_A: p₁ − p₂ < 0
• C) H₀: p₁ − p₂ = 0, H_A: p₁ − p₂ ≠ 0
• D) H₀: p₁ − p₂ > 0, H_A: p₁ − p₂ ≤ 0

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